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James Franklin Maness 1858–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1858

Birth Location: Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 17 Dec 1941

Death Location: Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA

Father: George Maness

Mother: Elizabeth Cramer

Spouse(s): Amanda Mauis

Children(s): James Maness, William Maness, Walter Maness, Lara Mauis, Henry Maness, May Maness, George Maness

James Franklin Maness was born in 1858 in Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA, the child of George Washington Maness And Elizabeth Cramer. In 1860, James Franklin Maness resided in Clear Creek, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missou. In 1880, James Franklin Maness resided in Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA. James Franklin Maness married Amanda Mauis, and had children including George R Maness, Henry M Maness, James F Maness, Lara Mauis, May F Maness, Walter Rowen Maness, William Otha Maness. James Franklin Maness passed away in 1941 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Franklin Maness was born in 1858 in Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA, the child of George Washington Maness And Elizabeth Cramer.
  • In 1860, James Franklin Maness resided in Clear Creek, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missou.
  • In 1880, James Franklin Maness resided in Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA.
  • James Franklin Maness married Amanda Mauis, and had children including George R Maness, Henry M Maness, James F Maness, Lara Mauis, May F Maness, Walter Rowen Maness, William Otha Maness.
  • James Franklin Maness passed away in 1941 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Maness
1832–1895
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Elizabeth Cramer
1831–1910
Birth Location: Delaware County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Mauis
1860–1939
Birth Location: Missouri
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Children(s)

James Maness
1886–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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William Maness
1886–1953
Birth Location: Blackburn, Saline, Missouri, USA
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Walter Maness
1888–1967
Birth Location: Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
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Lara Mauis
1893–1970
Birth Location: Missouri
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Henry Maness
1895–1918
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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May Maness
1897–1992
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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George Maness
1901–1971
Birth Location: Morgan County, Missouri, USA
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James Maness's Ancestors

Self
James Maness
1858–1941
Birth Place: Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA
Parents
George Washington Maness
1832–1895
Indiana, USA
Elizabeth Cramer
1831–1910
Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Cramer
1791–1872
Pine Grove, Schuyikill, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Boicourt
1800–1840
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Kramer
1768–1838
Maria Christ
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Christ
1740–1783
Maria Kantner
1747–1825

James Maness's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Maness (3 Mar 1858–17 Dec 1941) m. Amanda Mauis (1860–25 Dec 1939)
  1. 1. James (F) Maness 1886–
  2. 2. William (Otha) Maness 1886–1953
  3. 3. Walter (Rowen) Maness 1888–1967 m. Ollie (O) Maness 1895–1937 m. Dorothy (L) Brewer 1898–1986 m. Ethel (Maude) Mercer 1883–1944
    1. 1. Rowena (Mae) Maness 1917–1981 m. Charles (Henry) Glover 1916–1977
      1. 1. James (Henry) Glover 1937–2000
      2. 2. Leona (Mae) Glover 1941–2009 m. Richard (Leroy) Cramer 1943–2015
      3. 3. Patricia (Louise) Glover 1942–1989
      4. 4. Pearl (Louise) Glover 1944–2007 m. Bobby (J. “Bob”) Richards 1938–2021
      5. 5. George (Henry) Glover 1946–1986
      6. 6. Bessie (Mae) Glover 1947–2011
    2. 2. Viola (Irene) Maness 1920–2012
    3. 3. Lillian (Elizabeth) Maness 1922–1993 m. Thomas (L.) Crain 1916–1991
    4. 4. Ramona (Harmon) Maness 1924–2007 m. Raymond McGuire 1921–
    5. 5. Amanda Maness 1915–1915
  4. 4. Lara Mauis 1893–1970
  5. 5. Henry (M) Maness 1895–1918
  6. 6. May (F) Maness 1897–1992 m. Harry (F.) Zinn 1889–1976
  7. 7. George (R) Maness 1901–1971

James Maness's Timeline

7 Records

1858
3 Mar 1858
Birth of James Franklin Maness in Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA
Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 2
James Franklin Maness resided here in Clear Creek, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
Clear Creek, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 22
James Franklin Maness resided here in Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA
Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
James Franklin Maness resided here in Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA
Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
James Franklin Maness resided here in Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
James Franklin Maness resided here in Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1941
17 Dec 1941
Age 83
Death of James Franklin Maness in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1858
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Cooper, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T625_940; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 151
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: 705; Page: 192d; Enumeration District: 191
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: 877; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0079
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clear Creek, Cooper County, Missouri; Roll: M653_616; Page: 746; Family History L
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_800; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374813

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clear Creek, Cooper County, Missouri; Roll: M653_616; Page: 746; Family History L

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: 705; Page: 192d; Enumeration District: 191

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Richland, Morgan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Morgan, Missouri; Roll: 877; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0079

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Houstonia, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_800; Page: 8a; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1374813

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T625_940; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 151

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
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